Archives March 2014

Japan has a 12 hour head start on April Fools' and they're already dishing out the laughs.
From Google Japan comes the Magic Hand, a new and powerful tool designed to help you use your tablet or mobile device without your fingers getting in the way.
A disembodied Mario-like peripheral, the device...

There are many kinds of fashion and they are always changing little by little.
In this article, I want to show you how some Japanese models and movie stars coordinate their fashion and how you can use their techniques to look good.
Take a look!
Shota Matsuda
Showing ankle is a tough thing to pull...

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival just found its stars.
This is the third time the festival has been held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and it seems to be getting bigger and better with every year.
Premiering at this year festival is Yuzo Asahara's A Tale of Samurai Cooking, a love...

The future is coming to Tokyo's streets.
The i-Road, a new project from the Toyota Motor Corporation, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show last year and just yesterday it went for a test drive on Tokyo's street, reports the Japan Daily Press.
Consumers were impressed by the new, compact vehicle's...

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By David Tsubouchi
When I was 10 years old my mother told me to dress up in my best clothes because we were going to a restaurant. This was a particularly rare happening as we seldom...

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The history of Japanese immigration to Canada is fairly well known, as in recent years many studies have brought to light some of the most significant experiences of the Japanese Canadians.
Among...

During his time on the Japan Canada Leadership Program, Nikkei Voice contributor Chris Hope found himself on television.
Introducing a young class of Japanese students to the story of Japanese Canadians through his film Hatsumi – One Grandmother's Journey through the Japanese Canadian Interment.
It's...

Kill la Kill
With a scantily-woven living school uniform and a pair of crazy scissor blades, Ryuko Matoi transfers to Honnouji Academy in search for clues to her father's death. Satsuki Kiryūin is running the school with an iron and cloth fist using high-quality uniforms to oppress students.
Show...

Four thousand claimants are now involved in a class action lawsuit against nuclear suppliers General Electric, Toshiba, and Hitachi, according to Japan Today.
The lawsuit involves parties from Japan as well as 32 other countries including the United States, Germany, and South Korea, want the nuclear...

Three years down the road from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the impact is still being felt.
On Tuesday, Japan mourned the three year anniversary of the disaster that caused a humanitarian crisis in the country and set off what would be the country's first nuclear emergency at the Fukushima...